Azerbaijan
Rural Investment Project
 Description                                                  Development Challenge
 Purpose: To improve access to and use of                     Delivery of basic public infrastructure such as rural roads,
 community-driven rural infrastructure and expand             potable water, education and health facilities, and
 economic activities for rural households.                    infrastructure is essential to rural livelihoods. Drainage and
 Expected Results (include): The project will                 tertiary irrigation is a critical ingredient to both reducing
 support the development of judicial infrastructure,
                                                              poverty and promoting shared prosperity in Azerbaijan.
 introduce e-services, establish effective dispute
 resolution and business inspections systems,
 increase transparency of judiciary; and improve legal
 aid services to vulnerable citizens, such as internally
 displaced persons and residents of remote regions.           Project Description
 Support for 670 more infrastructure micro-projects.          The projects supports improvements in infrastructure deficits
 IBRD Financing: $30 million + $50 million                    as well as mobility challenges in rural areas. The financing
                                                              will continue to contribute to gender equity through close
                                                              attention to inclusion and empowerment. It will continue to
                                                              strengthen governance and accountability through its
                                                              participatory planning, implementation and monitoring and
                                                              evaluation processes with community groups and local
                                                              government offices and its track record of transparency, social
                                                              accountability instruments, broad civic engagement, and
                                                              public dissemination of results from local investments.



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